The following notes have been supplied to the Editor by Wor. Bro. John A. Mirt.
I find the following in the 1911 proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois:
M.W. Grand Master Albert B. Ashley, in his annual report to the Lodge, said in part:
"We often hear Masons say, ' Masonry is good enough religion for me,’ or ‘ I want no better church than the Masonic Lodge.’
"Those who are constantly expressing themselves in this way are doing an unconscious injury to Masonry.”
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1952 - MASONRY IS NOT A RELIGION - Bro. John A. Mirt.